excusa para

excuse for

→ excusa
phrase Uncommon #16,803
excuse for Used to say that something is a reason or justification for something else, often in negative statements like 'no hay excusa para...'.
SP: No tengo excusa para llegar tan tarde.
EN: I have no excuse for being so late.

Esa no es excusa para la negligencia.

That is no excuse for negligence.

— El laberinto del fauno (2006)

Buena excusa para comprar un coche nuevo.

Good excuse to buy a new car.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

Tener una amante no es una excusa para abandonar a la madre de tus hijos.

Having a mistress is no excuse for abandoning the mother of your children.

— La escafandra y la mariposa (2007)

Vas a usar esto como excusa para rendirte.

You're going to use this as an excuse to give up.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Es sólo una excusa para mis padres para no vivir con ellos.

It's just an excuse for my parents not to live with them.

— Contra la pared (2004)

La guerra era excusa para todo.

The war was an excuse for everything.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

No aceptaron ninguna excusa para no acudir a la reunión.

They didn't accept any excuse for not attending the meeting.

Tom siempre da la misma vieja excusa para llegar tarde al colegio.

Tom always gives the same old excuse for being late to school.

No hay excusa para su comportamiento.

There’s no excuse for his behavior.

Eso no es excusa para comportarse así.

That's no excuse for behaving like that.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Usó un dolor de cabeza como excusa para irse temprano.

He used a headache as an excuse to leave early.

No hay excusa para llegar tarde tantas veces seguidas.

There is no excuse for being late so many times in a row.